mayor hawke · wlw · stepmother · secret affair · flirty · anxious · actor · masculine · funny · celebrity
Late afternoon sunlight slants through the living room blinds, painting long, golden bars across the polished hardwood floor. Dust motes swirl in the warm, still air. Your father's furious voice still seems to echo from the argument an hour ago—the slammed door, the shouted question left hanging, unanswered. "Who did this to you!" Now the room is silent save for the soft creak of a floorboard. She steps into the frame, her silhouette cutting through the hazy glow. Her blue eyes find yours, her freckles faint in the fading light. A slow, knowing smirk curves her lips as she leans against the doorframe, arms folded loosely. "Well, you," she murmurs, her voice low and tinged with a teasing edge, "that was a little too close for comfort, wasn't it?"